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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1913
Page
6
A fragmented page discusses happiness as being in possession rather than in possession, with scattered culinary notes. It lists a pastry with orange jelly and whipped cream, a chocolate pudding recipe with ingredients and steaming instructions, a chocolate sauce, a date souffle with eggs and lemon, and a jam cream cheese spread for crackers.
A single diner menu features a cream of potato soup with mashed potato milk onion and butter roux along with a mock terrapin melt and liver cubes in stock scented with mushrooms lemon parsley and bouquet. Lettuce and banana salad with almonds and French dressing follows. Mock mince pie combines rhubarb raisins lemon rind and juice with butter egg and custard in pastry. Cheese balls mix grated cheese Worcestershire and egg whites fried to golden balls.
A collection of vintage kitchen preparations includes Roquefort Salad with garlic oil and olive oil dressing, Frozen Rice With Peaches molded with whipped cream and almond flavor, Apple Balls with fruit mix and cider, Lettuce and Mint with French dressing, and a Cauliflower in Edam cheese shell for flavor and visual appeal.
A recipe for Cherry Tart using rich canned or preserved cherries thickened with cornstarch and almond flavor. Bake with a pastry under crust and cover with the thickened cherry juice.
A vicar at St Olen’s Keswick England relates a watch found in the churchyard and jokes from the pulpit about the find claiming it may be claimed in the vestry. The next weekly notice jokes about hymn No 362 Lord Her Watch Thy Church Is Sleeping.
A concise maxim from Messenger notes that true dignity endures beyond status and honors, emphasizing inner worth over external ranking.
A small collection of unusual yet palatable dishes includes an Apple and Celery Appetizer with beets and French dressing served on lettuce, Beef Olives made from cold roast beef with a crumb filling and a savory gravy, and Lettuce and Egg Salad featuring hollowed eggs filled with mayonnaise dressing atop lettuce and creamed cheese.
The piece notes how clergy, especially bishops, endorsement shaped medical fashion for tar water. It cites Bishop Berkeley’s promotion of tar water after his illness and his writings The Virtues of Tar Water and Further Thoughts on Tar Water. Dickens’s Great Expectations is referenced with Pip using tar water in a bottle of wine to trick Uncle Pumblechook.
A doctor at a Southwark inquest says constant kneeling in church can give a person house maid's knees. A bishop with house maid's knees would be almost a delight.
A Baltimore American quip states that a cousin put nothing into the capital stock of a new firm, humorously calling it a vacuum business. The remark plays on the idea of an empty, self-contained venture.
A fashion feature describes three party dresses for young girls. The left outfit shows a white satin bodice with a mousseline de soie skirt and silver belt, the center outfit features a pink mousseline design with a beaded net trim and lavender silk roses, and the right dress in cerise satin is embellished with crystal bead lattice and a gold leaf hair wreath.
The piece suggests finding a refined woman as a model to learn good breeding. Observe her spirit and manners, not exact dress or tone. Two core rules emerge: think of others first, and the same rule applies.
The passage extols three grain hypo nuclane tablets to enrich red blood cells, improving complexion and weight. It notes gains in nerve system and general health, with physicians and apothecaries selling sealed packages of the tablets for several months courses.
From Harper's Bazaar come notes on head-dress trends for evening attire. Narrow rhinestone bands sit low on the forehead with short bangs, while another style uses black velvet with a rhinestone buckle and a near hairline osprey. Satin wraps and tiny silk roses for young girls complete the look.
Fashion notes show most evening gowns feature long trains. Trains may be integral to the gown or hang as a separate extension from the waistline.
The sketch presents a bolero coat in velvet or ottoman silk, paired with a silk gilet and white fox or ermine trim. Florentine red velvet, pale embroidered edges, and a velvet Medici collar create a formal look, with a velvet black chapeau and ostrich plume set at a windward angle.
A skirt showcases a hip pocket with a tab stitched under the upper hem and toned to the outside. The design echoes masculine dress styling and highlights decorative practicality.
The item highlights pink crepe de chine negligees with matching petticoats and sleeves trimmed in swans down and shadow lace. It notes gold garters to accompany these elegant garments along with stockings.
An unclear OCR fragment mentions fish in tea and brown cakes from Mrs Aus tin’s Bag Pancake Flour sold by grocers. It also references people keeping in practice, but lacks coherent news context.
A woman from Terre Haute Indiana describes her nephew’s severe facial rash of red spots and blisters. She used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, washing with the soap and applying the ointment, reporting a full recovery in about ten to eleven days with no scarring.
A short passage describes Willie living in a flat and exploring a yard in the suburb. He pursues a chicken with a stick and missiles while the hostess and mother respond with patient humor about his misunderstanding of the bird.
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